Yogesh K Porwar & Avanth Kumar Kankaria
BBMP Chief Commissioner, Gaurav Gupta has strictly instructed the officials to speed up the drive to remove illegal flex banners and bunting in the city, with the help of police department.
Addressing a virtual meeting today,on the removal of illegal flex banners and bunting within the BBMP limits,he said that,illegal flex banners and bunting are widely found in the city.
Officials in the concerned zones should not allow to continue this.FIR should be lodged in local police station against the persons displaying such illegal flex banners and bunting in the city.
The City should be free from flex banners and bunting (like how the city looks during the elections -no flex,banners).
Illegal flex banners and bunting in the city should be removed with the help of police and BBMP Marshalls.
BBMP’s shilt and tractor vehicles,Prahari vehicles and other vehicles in addition,along with additional personnel should be deployed for the drive,he said.
Displaying of flex,banners,flags,posters and bunting in the city is punishable offense under the BBMP act 2020 and the section 3 of Karnataka Open Places (Prevention of Disfigurement) Act 1981.
Although,the aesthetic beauty of the city being destroyed by displaying illegal flex banners and bunting again and again in the city.
All the zonal officials should take up drive against such things immediately, Gaurav Gupta said.
Request to police department;
The BBMP Chief Commissioner, Gaurav Gupta requested the City Police Commissioner Kamal Pant to provide needed police support for the drive against illegal flex banners and bunting.
Police support is needed to BBMP officials to take legal action during the drive and also to prevent any probable unwanted incidents during the drive, Gaurav Gupta said.
Replying to the request,the City Police Commissioner assured that,the police officials would work together with BBMP and the needed cooperation would be provided.
All the zonal commissioners of BBMP,Additional Commissioner(Finance) Venkatesh S,All the zonal joint commissioners,all the zonal chief engineers,Divisional executive engineers and other officials were present in the meeting.
